Toy



June 11, 1946. v c. H. RAYjBURNE 2,402,081

TOY

Filed April 9, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l June l1, 1946. c. H. RAYBURNE TOY f Filed April 9, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l* wy@ 2v u Patented June 11, 1946 'E UNITED STATES .PATENT OFFICE 'roY Charles H. Rayburne, Portland, Oreg.y Application April 9, 1945, Serial No. 587,289

` 3 claims. (C1. 'i6-91) VThisl invention relates to toys and it is one object of the invention to provide a toy including a' container which is preferably in the form ofa glass bottle and ,has therein a miniature sub' marine or other aquatic object floating in water, there being provided means for causing the object to have Vdiving movements imparted to it.

Another object of the invention is to provide the bottle with a neck in which is mounted an expansible and contractable member which may be gradually extended and retracted and thereby vary pressure upon the water and cause the object to have diving movements.

y Another object of the invention is to so form the pressure applying means that it may be actuated by a rod disposed vertically in the bottle neck and protrude upwardly therefrom so that its upper end may be grasped and the rod moved longitudinally of the neck.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pressure applying means which may be easily and quickly applied to or removed from the neck of a bottle and form an air-tight seal for the upper end of the bottle neck as Well as constituting means for varying pressure upon the water in the bottle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a. toy which is very attractive and capable of being manufactured at small cost.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view showing the toy partially in vertical section and partially in side elevation.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale, taken longitudinally through the neck of the bottle and the pressure applying means.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken transversely through the neck and the pressure applying means on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

This toy includes a container I which is transparent and preferably consists of a glass bottle, such as a large jug, and has a neck 2 of appropriate length and diameter. This neck has its upper end portion externally threaded for engagement by a cap 3 which is formed of metal and threaded so that it may be screwed tightly upon the neck, At its center, the cap is formed with an opening surrounded by a short upstanding neck 4 and within the cap is a sealing disc 5 for forming an air and water-tight closure for the upper end of the neck 2 when the cap is screwed tightly into place, Before the upper end of the neck 2 is closed the container or bottle I is lled with water, as shown in Fig. 1. After the bottle has been lled with water, an object 6 which may be a miniature submarine, fish,

mermaid or the like, is placed in the bottle and normally floats upon the surface of the water. The object is preferably formed of wood and has its bottom portion coated with a chemical mixture consisting of sesquisulde of phosphorus l (white phosphorus) and a binder, such as gum arabic, the binder being one-third toA one-fifth of the mixture. After the phosphorus has beenA applied to the bottom of the object, a coating of shellac is applied. Whileone object has been shown in the bottle, in the present illustration, it will be understood that additional objects may be provided, according to the size of the bottle.

During use of the toy, the object is to be caused to either float upon the water or having diving movements imparted to it toward the bottom of the bottle and back to the surface of the water. To effect these diving movements, there has been provided pressure controlling means mounted in the 'bottle neck 2, This pressure controlling means has an elastic thimble 1 formed of rubber and may be referred to as a rubber bag if desired. The thimble has a rounded or hemispherical bottom 8 and its upper end is open and surrounded by an outstanding annular ange 9 which is of such width that when the fiange is resting upon the upper end of the bottle neck, its outer marginal edge is ush with the outer surface of the neck. The sealing disc rests upon the upper surface of. this flange and, when the cap is tightened, pressure is applied to compress the ange and form a very tight seal.

The rubber thimble is to be extended longitudinally of the neck into the bottle and, to accomplish this, there has been provided a cylindrical expander I0 which is formed of metal and has a rounded bottom II formed with a depression I2 at its center to provide a seat for the lower end of an actuating rod I3. A metal sleeve I4 ts snugly within the upper portion of the rubber nipple and has telescoping engagement with the expander I0 so that the expander may be shifted longitudinally in the sleeve. At its upper end, the sleeve carries a metal disc or washer I5 welded to the sleeve, and this disc is formed with a threaded opening through which the threaded upper portion of the rod I3 is engaged. The rod projects upwardly through the sealing disc 5 and the neck 4 of the cap 3 and, at its upper end, carries a hand hold I6 which may be a cross head or a hand wheel. When this hand hold is grasped the rod may be easily turned and, as the rod is moved downwardly, its lower end, which engages in the seal I2, will force the expander Ill downwardly and cause the rubber nipple to be 3 extended downwardly in the rbottle l, As the expander and the nipple move downwardly, pressure will be gradually increased in the bottle and this increase of pressure will cause air in pores of wood from which the object 6 is formed will be compressed and the object will gradually move downwardly in the water. The weight of the phosphorus tends to carry the object downwardly when: the.' air is compressed"- Downwardl movementv off the: object may be continued to the bottom of the bottle or stopped at any depth desired. When it is desired by proper ad justment of the rod I3 to have the object move toward and eventually return to the surface of the water, it is merely necessary tofturnthe'rod, I3 in a raising direction and as the rod. moves. upwardly, the nipple 1 will contract a'ndc'arry-` the expander upwardly with it. The pressure' upon the air in the object will thus be gradually reducedand. the. object will move upwardly until4 itreaches the surface ofA the water. It will thus. beseenthat a person operating the toy may man-- u'all'y control the movementsoif the objectand cause-it. to have diving movements in. the. water. Most glassjars will break at a pressure of about.

havingfa neck at its upper yend',lli'quid inrsaid container, an object. in said container adapted toA float. upon and move vertically through the liquid, said. object being formed of wood and coated withphosphorus, a closure for the. upper end of. thev neck, and means. associated. with said.

closure, and'. operating throughsaid neck for. progressively. varying. pressure upon the liquid. and thereby causing. said. object. toY execute. diving movements through the liquid.

liquid.

2. A toy comprising a transparent container having a neck at its upper end, liquid in said container, an object in said container adapted to float upon and move through the liquid, said object being coated with phosphorus, a cap detachably applied to said neck, a disc in said cap, a rubber thimble tting snugly in said neck and closed at its lower end, an outstanding flange about the upperend of saidfthimble'gripped betweeny the disc and the upperendfof said neck, and means operating through the cap and disc and associated with said thimble for extending and retracting the thimble and thereby exerting Yvarying pressure upon the liquid to cause said object .to execute diving movements through the 3. A -toy comprising a transparent container having ai. neck at its upper end, liquid in said container, an object in said container adapted to oatppon and move throughv the liquid,. a portion .ofv theobject being coated with a mixture ofwhitev phosphorus, and a binder, a cap detachably applied. to said neck, a disc in said'cap, a.

rubber thimble tting snugly in said neck and closed.. at its lower end, an outstanding. flange about the upper end of said thimble grippedbetween the disc. andthe upper end of said neck, an expander in said thimblelaving a closed'bottom resting upon the bottom ofV said'thimble and' open at its top, a sleeve in the upper portion ofY said thimbleV in telescoping engagement with the expander, a threaded actuating rod" passing through the cap and sealing disc and' extendingv longitudinally of the neck with its lower end. bearing againstr the bottom of said expander, and' means. for turning` said rod and shifting the rodY longitudinally to eiect expansion and contraction ofsaid nipple to cause said object to execute diving, movements Athrough the liquid.

CHARLES H.' miYBURNn.V 

